Legal Opinion
Conlon v. Commissioner of Civil Service
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 1996PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*767It is well settled that the standard of review of an administrative determination is whether there is a rational basis to support the determination (see, Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 NY2d 222, 231; Colton v Berman, 21 NY2d 322). In determining thé fitness of candidates for appointment, the Suffolk County Civil Service Commission is afforded wide discretion (see, Matter of Havern v Senko, 210 AD2d 480; Matter of Metzger v Nassau County Civ. Serv. Commn., 54 AD2d 565). Such discretion is particularly wide in the hiring of law enforcement officers, to whom high standards may be applied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Colton v. BermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Metzger v. Nassau County Civil Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Havern v. SenkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Choset v. Nassau County Civil Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by8 opinions
- Needleman v. County of RocklandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Verme v. Suffolk County Department of Civil ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Winnegar v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Mark v. SchneiderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Kelly v. Suffolk County Department of Civil Service/Human ResourcesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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